Halfway there

As you can see from my sidebars and my NetworthIQ, I’m over half way to my $10k Travel Fund goal! At this pace, I will have it fully funded before February. *happy dance*

Right now, I’ve got $650 being auto-debited from my chequing account every pay day ($500 Travel Fund + $150 RRSPs). So even if I don’t save another penny, I’m already automatically saving $1,300/month.

And honestly? I don’t even miss the money. I’m so used to just spending what’s left over that I have no idea what I’d even do with an extra $1,300/month. What would I spend it on? Clothes and shoes? Electronics? Athletic gear? Who knows…

Part of me kind of wants to give myself the option to spend an entire pay cheque on whatever I want, just to see what it feels like. I mean, I used to do it all the time! But I know that once I give myself the option to do whatever I want with my pay cheque, I’ll start to feel guilty and end up saving most of it anyway. It happens all the time these days. When I feel like going to the mall, I’ll head there with the intention of spending money, and I’ll walk away empty-handed.